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Katie Ellis, Professor in Internet Studies, Curtin University

Mad Max: Fury Road was a pioneering portrayal of disability. Furiosa is a letdown

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Furiosa, the latest instalment of the Mad Max franchise, has arrived a decade after the release of George Miller’s groundbreaking reboot Fury Road (2015).

As we demonstrated in our 2019 book, Miller and the ongoing Mad Max saga used representations of disability, gender, trauma and mythology to propel the films into cult status, global markets and international fandom, while sensitive to shifting sensibilities within the zeitgeist.

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